Legal Rights of Children with Epilepsy in School & Child Care

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4.15Q: 4.16Q: Is epilepsy an identified disability under the IDEA? If not, how would a child with epilepsy be identified as needing special education? ....................... 42 If a child with epilepsy is identified as needing special education services, what happens next?............................................................................................ 43 4.17Q: What are the components of an IEP?................................................................. 43 4.18Q: 4.19Q: What are some of the typical special education services that students with epilepsy might require? ..........................................................................44 What are some of the typical related services that students with epilepsy might require?.................................................................................................... 45 4.20Q: Is a child with epilepsy entitled to a one-to-one aide or to a nurse?.................. 45 4.21Q: If a child with epilepsy needs a one-to-one aide or nurse, is the parent entitled to choose the provider or staff person who will be assigned to the child?........................................................................................................ 46 4.22Q: Can training of the aide or nurse be included on the IEP? ................................ 46 4.23Q: Who participates in the development of the IEP?.............................................. 46 4.24Q: Are there any requirements regarding meeting attendance?.............................. 47 4.25Q: What steps can attorneys and advocates take to prepare for an IEP meeting? .. 47 4.26Q: What happens if a parent disagrees with an initial or subsequent IEP? ............ 48 4.27Q: Is there a timeline for IEP implementation? ..................................................... 48 4.28Q: Where do students with epilepsy or other disabilities receive special education services? ................................................................................................... 48 4.29Q: How is a special education placement made?.................................................... 49 4.30Q: What is placement in the “least restrictive environment”?................................ 49 4.31Q: 4.32Q: Does a school district have any responsibility to students to help them be placed successfully in less restrictive settings?............................................. 49 Must a school district place a student in a general education classroom if it would be harmful to the student?....................................................................... 49 4.33Q: Must a child fail in general education before he or she can be moved to a more restrictive environment? …………………………………………………50 4.34Q: What if a child needs access to a licensed person to administer emergency antiepileptic medication such as Diastat AcuDial (rectally administered diazepam gel) or other health care services at school and the school district tells the parent the child must go to a separate special education school in order to have access to the person and the service?........................................... 50 v
4.35Q: What happens if a parent disagrees with a placement decision? ....................... 50 4.36Q: Is a student with epilepsy entitled to services during the summer?................... 51 4.37Q: What happens if a parent wants to place his or her child, who has epilepsy, in a private school? ............................................................................................ 51 4.38Q: Can a student with epilepsy be disciplined? ...................................................... 52 4.39Q: What happens during the discipline process for a student with epilepsy?......... 52 Case Scenarios .............................................................................................. 52 Case Scenario 1 - Possible Learning Disability Related to Epilepsy ……………………52 Case Scenario 2 - Administration of Emergency Antiepileptic Medication and Placement in the Least Restrictive Environment………………… 54 Case Scenario 3 - Suspension for Misbehavior …………………………………………56 Case Scenario 4 - Extended School Year Services When Seizures Impede Progress …..57 Selected Cases............................................................................................... 59 Free and Appropriate Public Education ………………………………………………....59 Related Services …………………………………………………………………………60 IEP Development/Placement ……………………………………………………………60 Least Restrictive Environment ………………………………………………………….60 Tuition Reimbursement …………………………………………………………………63 Compensatory Services …………………………………………………………………63 Extended School Year Services ………………………………………………………...64 Extended School Year Services: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Policy Letters and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Rulings ……………………………..66 Discipline ……………………………………………………………………………….68 Special Education Timelines ……………………………………………...70 vi
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Page 17 and 18: ABOUT THE AUTHOR Leslie Seid Margol
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APPENDIX A: CHILD CARE SEIZURE DISO
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